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This article is from the Astronomy FAQ, by Joseph Lazio (jlazio@patriot.net) with numerous contributions by others.

13 Are there other sources of information? (Astronomy)

By Hartmut Frommert <spider@seds.org>,
Joseph Lazio <jlazio@patriot.net>

In general, do not underestimate your local library. It likely contains
encyclopediae and other reference sources to answer many questions.

Pictures and/or other astronomical information
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The Armagh Planetarium
College Hill
Armagh BT61 9DB, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Fax: +44 (0)861 52 6187

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific
390 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112, USA
e-mail: asp@stars.sfsu.edu (customer correspondence)
Phone: +1 (415) 337 2624, Toll free (U.S. only): 800 335 2624
Fax: +1 (415) 337 5205

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The Hansen Planetarium
1845 South 300 West,#A
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115, USA
Phone: +1 (801) 483 5400, Toll free (USA only): 800 321 2369
Fax: +1 (801) 483 5484

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Holiday Film Corporation
P.O.Box 619
12607 E. Philadelphia St.
Whittier, CA 90608, USA

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List of Great Observatories making Astronomical Photographs publicly
available
Hartmut Frommert
University of Constance
Dept. of Physics
P.O.Box 5560 M 678
D-78464 Konstanz, Germany
Phone: +49 7531-88-3789
E-Mail: spider@seds.org
_http://www.seds.org/%7Espider/obs-ims.txt_, <URL:http://www.seds.org/%7Espider/obs-ims.txt>,_anonymous ftp list_, <URL:ftp://www.seds.org/pub/info/obs-ims.txt>,

 

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